#the eminence in shadow season 1 episode 9

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My organisation was never walking the path of righteousness, but we don’t walk the path of evil either. We only walk down our own path. If you can do that, then go ahead. Bring me the guilt for all the crimes in all the world. I will gladly accept all of it. But it won’t change anything. Even with that, I…We will do what we must do.

Cid Kagenou, The Eminence in Shadow (Anime S01E09)

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Winter 2023 Anime Review

This has got to be the longest season ever. I swear I stopped watching anime for a good few months and came back and the season's still going. I definitely cut down the amount of shows I watched this season since I burnt out but the upcoming Spring season should be a banger. My top 3 for this season: Buddy Daddies Sugar Apple Fairy Tail The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2 Here's this seasons final reviews:

Giant Beasts of Ars - 12 Episodes Definitely one of the better anime originals I've seen in a while. This is a new sci-fi fantasy concept that felt a little reminiscent of Ghibli content. I was satisfied with the story but was a little disappointed they didn't end it off with 1 season. 8/10- Very Good

Trigun Stampede - 12 Episodes I honestly loved this. Studio Orange killed it with the 3d animations (they did Beastars) and the story is well rounded. I think the series is definitely underated and many people skipped it due to the animation style but it's 100% worth a watch. 8/10 - Very Good

Vinland Saga Season 2 - (Still airing - 12/24 Episodes) Who knew we'd see Facebook's farmville be animated in such detail. But honestly, the first half of this season is absolutely brutal. I know they're keeping it real and the slow pace makes the rest of the season stand out all that much more but damn. Doesn't pick up until episode 9 but somehow I still have high hopes for the rest of the season. (Side note - Mappa is killing it as usual with this take-over) 7/10 - Good

Blue Lock - Part 2 (Episodes 13-24) This is definitely still one of the best sports anime I've seen in the last few years. All the characters are unique and enjoyable to watch, the art style is solid and well executed and the story progresses at a decent rate. I honestly don't have many complaints about this series. (of course other than the usual butchering of english in the last 2 episodes) If you like sports anime, soccer or just want to watcha battle royal, this is one to check out. 8/10 - Very Good Endo and Kobayashi Live! - 12 Episodes This honestly didn't feel like a novel concept but I had a lot of fun. It's 2 romance stories in 1 but with all the fun of shitty otome game intervention animes. (I can't believe this is a genre now). Just overall wholesome fun. 7/10 - Good Revenger - 12 Episodes I really thought this series could've been better. While I did enjoy it to some extent, the story ended up feeling very superficial and didn't feel like it really went in depth on any of the characters and just floated along the surface story for the whole season. 5/10 - Average Tomo-Chan is a Girl - 13 Episodes I nearly stopped at the first episode. I'm still not 100% sold on the concept where this strong girl just wants to be seen as a romantic interest and a lot of the gender stuff was really on the edge but I think they managed to walk around it. The story did end up being cute without it stepping all over tomboys. Was fun to watch but not as good as the hype behind the manga. 6/10 - Fine Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill - 12 Episodes I really enjoyed the manga for this series and I was stoked that Mappa picked it up. I found that as long as you don't try to look for a serious story from this series it's a fun lighthearted watch. Definitely made me hungry while watching. 7/10 - Good The Eminence In Shadow - Second Half I think this show was actually pretty fun. Definitely more of a fantasy than isekai since it has nothing to do with his previous life. I had fun with Shadow's character but found that it got boring for a few episodes until the end. If it continues I'll likely still check it out. 7/10 - Good

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague - 12 Episodes This was really cute and I liked the change of pace from other romance series where they're all workforce adults, like in Wotakoi. Still felt that it didn't really go anywhere. Enjoyed it but likely won't continue to watch if there's a second season. 6/10 - Fine

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Star Wars Watch Guide

I made this list for Star Wars fans and newcomers alike!

Also, to save some romantic partners (and patient friends) a lot of time and confusion with the never-ending task of watching “all” of star wars.

This list combines a couple of people’s posts and ideas, along with my own recommendations, these are their posts and names below!

Star Wars Machete Order – Rod Hilton

How to Bingewatch Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Sarah Long

Star Wars Rebels Viewing Guide – Dave Gladow

Star Wars Resistance Skippable Guide – fullyfancyfan (tumblr)

Star Wars timeline – Hugh Armitage & Ian Sandwell

If you finish this list, I highly recommend checking out the amazing novels, comics and games being made by Star Wars writers right now. Look for anything NOT titled “Legends” for the canon entries that fit into this timeline. They expand the universe even further. A lot of the them give backstory and endings to some of our favorite characters.

For the television series included, the first number shown is the season, and the second number is the episode. For example, 1.16 would be Season 1, Episode 16.

Note: If you’d prefer not to time jump, and want to watch in chronological order, move #1. A New Hope, and #2. Empire Strikes Back, to directly after #13. Rogue One. You may however, encounter spoilers for those two films this way.

 1.     A New Hope

2.     The Empire Strikes Back

(These serve as an introduction to the franchise. Now its time to go back to the beginning of the story, to learn about The Jedi & The Sith. From this point on the list is in Chronological Order, and you should be able to avoid most spoilers.)

3.     The Phantom Menace

(Skippable if you’ve already seen it, but introduces you to a lot of characters)

4.     Attack of the Clones

5.     The Clone Wars Movie

(Stop after the Christophsis scene if you’d like, this movie is … rough)

6.     The Clone Wars

(Essential episodes & others worth watching. If you plan on watching every episode, stop at 7.8. and continue through the guide)

o   1.5 Rookies

o   2.5 – 2.8 Landing at Point Rain/Weapons Factory/Legacy of Terror/Brain Invaders

o   2.12 - 2.14 The Mandalore Plot/Voyage of Temptation/Duchess of Mandalore

o   2.17 Bounty Hunters

o   3.2 ARC Troopers

o   3.12 - 3.14 Nightsisters/Monster/Witches of the Mist

o   3.15 - 3.17 Overlords/Altar of Mortis/Ghosts of Mortis

o   3.18 - 3.19 The Citadel/Counterattack/Citadel Rescue

o   3.21 - 3.22 Padawan Lost/Wookie Hunt

o   4.7 - 4.10 Darkness on Umbara/The General/Plan of Dissent/Carnage of Krell

o   4.19 Massacre

o   4.21 - 4.22 Brothers/Revenge

o   5.1 Revival

o    5.14 - 5.16 Eminence/Shades of Reason/The Lawless

o   5.17 - 5.20 Sabotage/The Jedi Who Knew Too Much/To Catch a Jedi/The Wrong Jedi

o   6.1 - 6.4 The Unknown/Conspiracy/Fugitive/Orders

o   7.1-7.8 The Bad Batch/A Distant Echo/On the Wings of Keeradaks/Unfinished Business/Gone with a Trace/Dead No Deal/Dangerous Debt/Together Again

7.     Revenge of the Sith

8.     The Clone Wars

o   7.9 – 7.12 Old Friends Not Forgotten/The Phantom Apprentice/Shattered/Victory and Death

(These episodes take place at the exact same time as Revenge of the Sith. I recommend watching them after the film).

9.  The Bad Batch (Currently Airing)

10. Solo

11.Obi- Wan Kenobi (not yet released)

12.Rebels

(If you decide to watch every episode, stop at episode 4.16 at 00:42:02 [the episode will fade to black,] and continue with the guide).

o   1.1 -1.2 Spark of Rebellion

o   1.5 Rise of the Old Masters

o   1.12 – 1.15 Path of the Jedi/Call to Action/Rebel Resolve/Fire Across the Galaxy

o   2.1-2.4 The Siege of Lothal/Call to Action/ The Lost Commanders/Relics of the Old Republic

o   2.6 Brothers of the Broken Horn

o   2.9 Stealth Strike

o   2.11 Legacy

o   2.13 The Protector of Concord Dawn

o   2.15 The Call

o   2.17 – 2.22 The Honorable Ones/Shroud of Darkness/The Forgotten Droid/ The Mystery of Chopper Base/ Twilight of the Apprentice

o   3.1-3.3 Steps into Shadow/The Holocrons of Fate

o   3.5-3.7 Hera’s Heroes/ The Last Battle/ Imperial Supercommandos

o   3.10 – 3.13 An Inside Man/ Visions and Voices/ Ghosts of Geonosis

o   3.15 -3.17 Trials of the Darksaber/ Legacy of Mandalore/ Through Imperial Eyes

o   3.20-3.22 Twin Suns/ Zero Hour

o   4.1-4.2 Heroes of Mandalore

o   4.6 -4.7 Flight of the Defender/ Kindred

o   4.9 – 4.16 (until 00:42:00) Rebels Assault/ Jedi Night/ DUME/ Wolves and a Door/ A World Between Worlds/ A fool’s Hope/ Family Reunion and Farewell

13.Rogue One

(We are back to where we started. Return of the Jedi is now set up to conclude everything we’ve seen so far. If you skipped A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back at the beginning, watch them now.)

14.Return of the Jedi

15. Star Wars Rebels

o   4.16 (00:42:00 - end) Sabine’s Epilogue

16.The Mandalorian

o   Seasons 1 &2

17.The Book of Boba Fett (Currently Airing)

18. Ahsoka (not yet released)

19. Resistance S1 (Skippable, but if you love the sequel trilogy, fun)

o   1.1-1.2 The New Recruit

o   1.7 Signal from Sector Six

o   1.10 – 1. 11 Secrets and Holograms/ Station Theta Black

o   1.14 – 1.21 The Doza Dilemma/ The First Order Occupation/ The New trooper/ The Core Problem/ The Disappeared/ Descent/ No Escape

20.The Force Awakens

21.The Last Jedi

22. Resistance (Skip if you didn’t watch season one)

o   2.1 Into the Unknown

o   2.3 Live Fire

o   2.5 The Engineer

o   2.7 – 2.8 The Relic Raider/ Rendezvous Point

o   2.11 – 2.19 Station to Station/ The Missing Agent/ Breakout/ The Mutiny/ The New World/ No Safe Place/ Rebuilding The Resistance/ The Escape

23. The Rise of Skywalker